restaurant psychology
Food and Drink
What Restaurants Really Sell Us

While many of us think that restaurants sell us food, economists point out that they are actually renting space to diners for several hours.

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Labor
Why An Economist Might Like a Restaurant Queue

Because a restaurant queue can help supply and demand, some eating establishments create the signal that it sends to diners.

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Economic Ideas
Restaurant Economics: How to Make 1500 Meals a Day

At 2 am, converging at the delivery entrance of Balthazar in NY’s SoHo are mussels from New Zealand, russet potatoes from Idaho, steak from the Midwest and chicken breast and bacon from Prince Edward Island while some Little Skookum oysters originated in Washington State.…

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